DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/08 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 82.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 136 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3766 - - 4456 - - 176 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3236 - - 3559 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4655 - - 5345 - - 1065 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 753 - - 1159 - - 5037 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 381 - - 358 - - 38 W* B/S - - - - - - 7 - - 7 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 303 - - 286 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -1 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -208 - - -1051 - - -3837 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4863 - - 6397 - - 4903 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4715 - - -5455 - - -8576 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9370 - - 10800 - - 9641 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 73 - - 61 - - 68 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 20 - - 140 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.5 - - 82.0 - - 79.1 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 61.3 - - 57.2 - - 60.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.3 - - 81.2 - - 80.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.1 - - 56.0 - - 59.8 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 198 - - 136 - - -11 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3766 - - 4456 - - 176 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 11 - - 9 - - 11 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99717 24 106 25 097 14 073 99717 92178 22 096 18 103 14 069 92178 86339 23 081 16 104 15 066 86339 81493 21 072 19 097 14 086 81493 77313 18 084 17 091 16 088 77313 73627 15 096 12 074 16 087 73627 70300 10 088 8 080 11 061 70300 67254 7 090 7 078 8 055 67254 64439 3 183 2 301 6 308 64439 61722 14 168 11 245 18 282 61722 58898 3 350 16 227 14 257 58898 55962 25 305 18 285 9 268 55962 53157 38 274 31 279 27 281 53157 50652 44 256 42 270 42 279 50652 48430 47 254 46 259 48 265 48430 46419 48 260 44 260 41 260 46419 44575 52 261 43 261 38 274 44575 42873 49 260 41 266 35 283 42873 41287 45 263 39 276 36 292 41287 39799 43 262 35 287 39 300 39799 38399 41 260 34 294 40 303 38399 37048 36 261 36 296 39 302 37048 35676 32 267 37 296 36 298 35676 34251 32 269 37 296 33 296 34251 32774 34 263 33 292 31 294 32774 31227 35 260 30 287 29 292 31227 29600 36 259 29 285 31 289 29600 27896 37 257 28 283 34 291 27896 26115 36 255 32 291 36 295 26115 24258 36 258 34 290 36 298 24258 22331 33 265 33 283 36 299 22331 20326 31 273 33 283 36 297 20326 18238 30 277 33 286 38 295 18238 16102 29 280 33 289 35 296 16102 14039 30 286 32 291 32 300 14039 12160 32 289 31 293 30 302 12160 10490 35 292 31 297 28 302 10490 9008 36 297 30 305 25 306 9008 7693 34 303 27 314 21 317 7693 6528 28 311 20 318 15 314 6528 5498 19*309 11*295 9 287 5498 4590 10*303 10*291 8 274 4590 3787 10 303 10 289 8 270 3787 3067 10 303 10 287 8 263 3067 2430 10 303 10 286 8 257 2430 1898 9 303 10 284 8 252 1898 1489 9 303 9 284 7 249 1489 1207 8 302 9 283 7*245 1207 1036 8 303 8 282 6*243 1036 938 7 302 7 282 4 241 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography